Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world’s green currency
The upheaval in US monetary and climate policy has opened a strategic window for Europe. With its leadership in sustainable finance, regulatory clarity and the European Central Bank’s integration of climate considerations, the EU is well placed to position the euro as the world’s leading green currency. Global demand for euro-denominated green debt and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments is already rising. This Böll EU Brief examines how ‘green internationalisation’ could strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy, reduce vulnerability to external shocks and anchor global clean-energy finance. It sets out a practical roadmap for EU policy-makers to align ambition with action and seize this ‘euro moment’.
Read the brief in web format.
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